An academic medical center consists of three related
enterprises:
- A medical school that trains physicians;
- Research activities involving laboratory
science, clinical investigation, or both; and
- A system for delivering health care services
that may include one or more hospitals, satellite
clinics, and a physician office practice.
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- These three functions may be organized in many
ways. In many cases, a single organization owns and
operates all three. But there are different
arrangements.
- For example,
Detroit Medical Center, patients benefit from
the health education and research conducted through
the Wayne State University School of Medicine,
College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy and
Allied Health Professions. This partnership allows
health care professionals the opportunity to teach
classes, conduct research and translate their
findings into health care for their patients.
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